Arab Rebirth: Pain & Ecstasy - Couverture souple

Berque, Jacques

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863560156 ISBN 13 : 9780863560156

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2001

Synopsis

An essay on Arab history, life and culture. It moves from pre-Islamic Arabia to 20th-century Morocco, from theology to linguistics, from desert oasis to urban slum, from poetry to the politics of oil, presenting a synoptic portrait of a civilization in the grip of change.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this eloquent essay, Jacques Berque has distilled a lifetime's love for, and study of, Arab history, life, and culture into a synthesis of remarkable insight and power. Moving effectively from pre-Islamic Arabia to twentieth-century Morocco, from theology to linguistics, from desert oasis to urban slum, from T.E. Lawrence to Nasser, from poetry to the politics of oil, he presents a perceptive synoptic portrait of a civilization in the grip of change. He conveys all the misery of a situation still stamped by centuries of foreign domination, and all the hope of a renaissance now a hundred years old and yet still in its infancy.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jacques Berque is among the most eminent living authorities on the Arab world, intimately familiar with Arab countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf. Professor at the College de France, poet, scholar, and translator, several of his works have been translated into English (notably The Arabs, French North Africa, and Egypt: Imperialism and Revolution).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863560156
• ISBN 13: 9780863560156
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible